Growing women's football fandom with Brighton and Hove Albion FC, Banaat FC and INDIVISA
In this episode, we bring you the More Women in Football panel from the Social Football Summit, which took place in Rome in November last year. The panel features Budreya Faisal, President of Banaat FC, Morgan Brennan, Head of Footballco's women's football brand, INDIVISA, and Zoe Johnson, Managing Director of Women and Girls at Brighton and Hove Albion.
The panel includes:
How Brighton have become a leading club in the WSL both on and off the pitch - from plans for a purpose-built stadium to looking after player's social media
The fascinating story behind why Budreya Faisal set up a women's football club in Dubai and the challenges she's had to overcome
Tips on growing fandom through original content from INDIVISA's Morgan Brennan
To find out more about the Social Football Summit, visit socialfootballsummit.com
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Football and Fashion - Predictions for 2025, and the stories behind the biggest colabs of last year with Daniel-Yaw Miller
Fashion and sport culture journalist Daniel-Yaw Miller joins us to discuss the biggest collabs and stories of 2024, his predictions for this year and builds his dream team of fashion ambassadors.
Also on the show...
Why Arsenal are dominating football fashion
CP Company and the rise of terrace culture-inspired clothing
Why the Arnault family bought Paris FC and did they buy the wrong Parisian club?
AC Milan and Off-White
Cole Palmer
You can get more insight from Daniel here:
SportsVerse Newsletter - Dan's bi-weekly newsletter on the intersection of sports, culture, fashion and money: https://sportsverse.substack.com/
Instagram: @danielyaw_
LinkedIn: Daniel-Yaw Miller
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Selling Calcio to Americans - How Serie A is growing soccer fandom in the US with CEO and MD of Serie A USA, Andy Mitchell
We're joined by the CEO and MD of Serie A USA, Andy Mitchell, to discuss how he's helping Americans fall in love with Italian football. From the power of Pulisic to US owners and the importance of having a pizzeria on every street corner, Andy discusses how Serie A cultivates this fandom.
Andy also discusses the prevalence of US ownership, the importance of watching games live and why he'd love to see games played in the US.
If you enjoy this show, be sure to check out other episodes featuring Juventus and both Inter and AC Milan.
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FIFA, PES, Sensible Soccer and More: The retro football video games that changed fans' relationship with the sport ft. Bitmap Books' Richard Moss
We're looking back at how video games have changed how fans engage with football and the titles that influenced the industry and our relationship with the sport. Our guest is Richard Moss, the author of the recently released 'A Tale of Two Halves—the History of Football Video Games 1982-2010'.
Richard goes back to discuss the creation of these iconic games, what made them so groundbreaking and their influence on football itself.
Getting discussed on the show are...
FIFA
Pro Evolution Soccer
Sensible Soccer
Football Manager and Championship Manager
NASL Soccer - Intellivision Soccer 1980
The Manchester United video game series
'A Tale of Two Halves' is available to buy now direct from Bitmap Books:
Standard Hardback: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/by-genre/products/a-tale-of-two-halves
Collector’s Edition: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/by-genre/products/a-tale-of-two-halves-captains-edition
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Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup 2034 - The role of the World Cup in marketing Saudi Arabia to the world with Hammad Albalawi, Head of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation FIFA World Cup 2034 bid unit
On this show, we’re discussing Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup with Hammad Albalawi, Head of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation FIFA World Cup 2034 bid unit.
With the Kingdom expected to soon be named as the host country for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, we talk to Hammad about his love of football, the role it plays in Saudi Arabia and the importance of the World Cup in how Saudi Arabia markets itself to the world.
We also discuss the upcoming Netflix documentary, “Saudi Pro League: Kickoff” and the Kingdom’s wider football strategy.
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